34 — Sunday, May 30, 1999 - North Shore News north shore news > # Avignon’s privileged status John Goodman Travel Editor KITSCH fights for table space with classic antiques at Avignon’s second-hand markets. Fresh produce changes with the seasons, rare books are lost forever if you place them back on the shelf. There is something for everyone — Nerval sels as fast as Spiderman. Market day binds Provengal culture to the ways of tradition. For centuries Avignon was a commercial and political cen- tre of southern Europe. Controlling the only bridge over the Rhone between the Mediterranean and Lyon gave the town a privileged status. They managed the flow of materials in and out of France. Historically the citizens, often as not, acted in opposition to Parisian interests. When the papacy moved there in the 14th century the area thrived in a cosmopolitan atmos- phere. 47 TRAVEL EWS photo Cindy Goodman See Palace page 38 ~+=©WATCHING the river flow — at a fiea market outside the walls of Avignon there is something for every taste. Agency hosts special cruise night Yourev WORKED HARD FOR YOUR VACATIO YOU DESERVE TO GET ANAY FROM So we work hard to ensure that you get te best st possible Yate yy Sears Travel tskes care of everything-for yourand-even thoy fh. a Ds Complimentary Passport PHOTOS | with folk bookie Sears Cus POINTS with your booking BONUS Scans CluB PoIts at selected tines of the yee The option to Derer Your PAYMENT two different times mes a year GREAT last minute departure PRICING = © Our R&R Travel COMMITMENT = your guarantee to a worry-free vacation A Wide SELECTION of vacation choices Reguiar American Express Travellers Cheques = Witd No Service Fee FRIENDLY, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE WHY WOULD YOU BOOK YOUR VACATION ANYWHERE ELSE? SEARS & WE GIVE YOU THE WORLD” Capilano Mali 985-6194 Open Sundays ON Tuesday West Vancouver’s Roseway Travel will host a special presentation on a sea and river cruise that charts the ancient Aurélius waterway from Rome to Avignon. The newly-built Cézanne IT departs from Rome on Sept. 22 at 4 p.m, cruising along the Mediterranean coast stopping at Viareggio, Portofino and Monte Carlo before leaving the sea and heading up the Rhéne River ‘into Provence. Travellers will get a full day in Arles, an important Gallo-Roman cen- tre, prior to disembarking in Avignon. The Cezanne II holds 146 passengers and is perfectly suited for its dual responsibilities as a sea liner and river boat. A guest speaker will discuss the. full i itiner- ary at Roseway Travel’s offices on Tuesday, - June 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. #106-100 Park Royal South. Interested parties are asked ro RSVP to 926-4344. Admission is $5. Other special evenings Roseway is planning include the Nile (June 15), southern France river cruise (Nov. 23) and Moscow to St. Petersburg (Jan. 11, 2000). Rome to Avignon Cruising along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea then along the Rhéne Ri through Provence. Start out with two dat aus in Rome and continue along the: coast to Viareggio, Portofino, MonteCarlo and onto Enchanting Avignon Offeringa new concept i in cruising, aboard the Cezanne. The comfort; of a River Cruise combined with the stability and power of a S Ocean Cruise vessel carrying only HE Passengers. Special Departure - September 1999 includes 2 nights in Rome prior to cruise | ROSEW/AY TRAVEL 106-100 Park Royal South, Ground Floor, Black Tower www.rosewaytravel.com email: roseway@direct. ca The traditions and. modernizations of Indonesia and Southeast Asia, the sunbleached shores, parks and skylines of Australia’s coast, and an exclusive Crystal experience en route...this is a cruise of daydreams December 1 - 17, 1999 « 16 days Aboard the Crystal Sympbony Ports-of-cail: Singapore, Bali, Broome, Australia, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney Specially included from BCAA: Airfare from Vancouver * $100 US shipboard credit per person © Private BCAA cocktail party on board © BCAA Host4o accompany you from Vancouver © Port charges Crystal Cruises, voted “Best large, luxury cruise experience” by readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine.